{"id":1793,"date":"2014-03-21T06:52:22","date_gmt":"2014-03-21T13:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/delightfilledart.wordpress.com\/?p=1793"},"modified":"2016-01-23T22:59:46","modified_gmt":"2016-01-24T06:59:46","slug":"spring-hike-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nancyduckhildebrand.com\/?p=1793","title":{"rendered":"Spring hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I couldn&#8217;t have enjoyed our first day of spring more than by taking my kids for a hike on a nearby trail. Once we are in the woods, things are peaceful (most of the time). I love hearing the sound of the rushing creek, seeing dozens of different mosses, and watching the kids race down mountain bike trails (on foot) and finding delight in nature.<\/p>\n<div id=\"kad-wp-gallery62\" class=\"kad-wp-gallery kad-light-wp-gallery clearfix kt-gallery-column-4 rowtight\"><div class=\"tcol-lg-3 tcol-md-3 tcol-sm-4 tcol-xs-6 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nancyduckhildebrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/first-day-of-spring-16-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nancyduckhildebrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/first-day-of-spring-16-1-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nancyduckhildebrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/first-day-of-spring-16-1-300x300.jpg 300w, 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Once we are in the woods, things are peaceful (most of the time). 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